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Fungorum and MycoBank databases,
and also the generic typification project
prudently initiated independently by Joost
A. Stalpers 1 .
The discussion session at the meeting also
favoured the:
(1) Use of the terms Protected vs Suppressed
Lists over Accepted vs Rejected and
some other possibilities suggested.
(2) Lists of Protected Names being
protected against unlisted names.
(3) Treatment names of morphs of a
species with the same epithet as new
combinations and not as new species,
with appropriate changes in author
citation 2 .
(4) Inclusion of lichen-forming fungi in the
Protected Lists.
Each of these four issues will necessitate
changes in the International Code of
Nomenclature for algae, fungi, and plants.
It is envisaged that formal proposals to
that end will be prepared for publication
in Taxon in early 2014, so that they can be
debated and considered in depth at IMC10.
1
See p. (19) in this issue.
2
See Hawksworth et al. (IMA Fungus 4 (1): 53–56,
June 2013)
APS-MSA joint meeting this summer
Downtown Skyline. Photo courtesy of Austin City Visitor’s Bureau (ACVB).
Texas State Capitol at Night. Austin City Visitor’s
Bureau (ACVB). Photo by Frederica Georgia.
The American Phytopathological Society
(APS) and the Mycological Society of
America (MSA) are looking forward to a
joint annual meeting from 10–14 August
in Austin, Texas. The meeting will begin
10 August with a foray to one of Austin’s
best outdoor destinations, the Barton
Creek Greenbelt. Novices and experts
alike will have a chance to foray for fungi
and at mid-morning, participants will
return to Austin’s Convention Center to
examine and identify specimens and listen
to a lecture about Texas mushrooms by
Clark Ovrebo (Department of Biology,
University of Central Oklahoma). The
annual Karling Lecture will feature
internationally recognized fungal
interactions expert Barbara Howlett
(University of Melbourne) presenting
“Evolution and virulence in fungal
pathogens of plants.” MSA President Mary
Berbee (University of British Columbia),
will give the annual Presidential Address
that is sure to be a meeting highlight.
Twenty-five symposia are being offered
that span the diversity of plant pathology
and mycology, including comparative
fungal genomics with MycoCosm,
genotyping-by-sequencing, fungal ecology,
fungal cell biology, plant symbiotic fungi,
graminicolous downy mildews, diversity of
wood decay systems, and impact of recent
changes in fungal nomenclature heralded
“one fungus, one name.” In addition to
the symposia, there will be 200 oral and
several hundred poster presentations. More
information can be obtained at http://
www.apsnet.org/meetings/annual/Pages/
default.aspx.
Known as the live music capital of the
world, Austin’s lively night life and broad
selection of fine dining establishments
should appeal to everyone in attendance.
Planning is also underway for the 2014
MSA meeting at Michigan State University
in July/Aug (dates to be determined) and
the International Mycological Congress
(IMC10) in Bangkok, Thailand from
3–8 August 2014. Keep your eye on the
MSA website (http://www.msafungi.
org) for more details! Information about
membership in MSA can be found at
http://msafungi.org/membership.
Lori Carris
Executive Vice-President, Mycological Society
of America (MSA)
(carris@wsu.edu)
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